Album Review: Dave Depper Gives You An Emotion Freedom Technique

Another great album, another great week! Dave Depper makes his debut in Emotion Freedom Technique, to which his album might actually be one. The album…

Album Review: Cigarettes After Sex’s Debut Show The Broken Sensuality Of Love

  I reviewed Cigarettes After Sex, and was riveted by their uses of old, torn city images to build an emotional tear in the crowd.…

Concert Review: Franz Ferdinand LIGTH MY WORLD At Warsaw NYC

  After seeing the exhilarating Flint Eastwood, I made the happy march to see Franz Ferdinand’s sold out show. I was on a performance high,…

Concert Review: Flint Eastwood Is A BADASS At Mercury Lounge

Opening for Sigrid, Flint Eastwood came into the Mercury Lounge like a FREAKIN HUMAN TORPEDO. I was in awe by the sheer bravado and boldness…

Concert Review: Maybird Brings Moods At Union Pool

You ever feel like you into “something”. Whether or not a situation was brewing, the atmosphere had a certain that “something” was or will go…

Concert Review: Warpaint Show Early Morning Concerts Should Be A “Thing” At Irving Plaza

GAHHHHH!!! That is the guttural sound of euphoria I made when I heard Warpaint live, which sounded similar to the one I made when I…

Artist Close-Up: Kite Base Will Make You Soar In “Latent Whispers”

Kite Base,  the pairing od Ayse Hassan (Savages) and Kendra Frost,  has to be my post-punk fave as of recent. There is a sophistication to their…

Concert Review: Roosevelt Reveals His Inner Rocker At Brooklyn Bazaar

Diandra Reviews has been jumping around the city trying to cover GOVERNOR”S BALL DOMINATION. Even late late nights are being ruled by this festival, BUT…

Album Review: Blessed Released “Love Letters” For Your Ears

Blessed might have earned his name. Born in Accra, Ghana, in a time when sickness was sweeping through newborns, his parents were shocked/ relieved that…

Artist Close-Up: Molly Kate Kestner Has A Voice To Listen

Molly Kate Kestner has a blued maturity beyond her years, and it is not just about her lyrics. Sure, they delve into the natural, confusing…

Concert Review: Beach Fossils Ignite Somersaults In The House Of Vans Crowd

When I reviewed Beach Fossils’ Somersault, I spoke of how it was a “rebirth” for the band. Symbolically, it was as if someone had taken…

Concert Review: Bent Knee Connect Humanity To Nature At Rough Trade NYC

Family is the foundation of love, and perhaps the best musicians are ones that see their fellow band-mates like family. They share a synergy that…

Concert Review: Tkay Maidza Is The Definition Of Fun At Irving Plaza

Tkay Maidza lit Irving Plaza UP. The fierce rapper/singer flowed through her debut album’s hits, and transformed the dance-floor into a workout room. Some artists…

Song Review: Beth Ditto Shows Love Is An Escape In “We Could Run”

I am a HUGE Beth Ditto Fan. From The Gossip to now her ,upcoming solo debut, Fake Sugar, I support this marvelous  woman because she…

Album Review: Benjamin Booker’s “Witness” Reflects Upon Blackness In America

Being black in America is NOT EASY. Frankly, it can be really scary. From police shootings to mass incarceration and overall historical, systemic oppression, the…